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Radio Delley

Martinez, Alex
Format: Paperback

For three best friends, a small town, endless days of summertime fun (and boredom) , and an old radio form the recipe for an unforgettable adventure.It's summer in Delley, a quiet town in the American Midwest. Perhaps too quiet for Jeremy, Stella, and Sam, three inquisitive...
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Thea Stilton 3-in-1: The Secret of Whale Island, Revenge of the Lizard Club, The Treasure of the Viking Ship

Stilton, Thea · Papercutz
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Collecting 3 Graphic Novels in 1! The Thea Sisters -- Pamela, Colette, Violet, Paulina, and Nicky -- are five fun, lively students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island, who, inspired by famous journalist Thea Stilton, want to be real, live journalists. Between classes and friendships, love...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

Trenton Lee Stewart · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The brilliant and beloved gang from the New York Times bestselling series is back! The Mysterious Benedict Society is a modern classic, drawing comparisons to J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl, named a Time magazine "Best Young Adult Book of All Time," and selling over three million...
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Marvin's Monster Diary 2

Raun Melmed · Familius
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback

Meet Marvin, a lovable monster with a twelve-stringed baby fang guitar, a rambunctious case of ADHD, emotions that sometimes overwhelm him (and others) , and a diary to record it all. While Marvin got it together in Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks, his lab partner Lyssa's...
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Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Halfmann, Janet · Lee & Low Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018New York Public Library Best Books of 20182018 Eureka! Honor Award for Excellence in Nonfiction2018 Honor Award from Skipping Stones Multicultural Magazine2018 Parents' Choice Silver AwardFeatured in National Education Association Calendar...
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They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems

David Bowles · Cinco Puntos Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Güero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river. He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool. In Spanish, "Güero" is a nickname for guys with pale skin, Latino or Anglo. But make...
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Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game

Poliquin, Rachel · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This book asks children: If you're given a list of features and characteristics, can you guess which animal they make? This might seem easy enough. But solving the puzzles in this book is deviously, outrageously, almost impossibly tricky! Though the thirteen animals included are easily...
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The New Age

D'Lacey, Chris · Scholastic Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From Erth to the dragon homeworld, Ki:mera, everything has been forever changed by the meeting of dragons and humans. Their fate has become inextricably intertwined -- and their story will transform the very fabric of time.Ren, the human boy, now has unprecedented powers. With his control...
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Navigating Filter Bubbles

Jacqueline Conciatore Senter · Cavendish Square
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Facebook, Google, and other major internet companies track clicks and use that data to provide personalized content. More and more, each person encounters a unique online world, what some experts call a "web of one." This essential resource explores what filter bubbles are and how they...
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Confronting Disinformation

Schmermund, Elizabeth · Cavendish Square
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Online and in the news, the word "disinformation" appears often, but what does it mean, and how can it be combated? This book explores the most common usage of the term disinformation, the intentional spread of false information for political means, and provides guidance for how to spot...
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